Liveblogging the 2013 State of the Union Address from the great Pacific Northwest

Hel­lo and wel­come to our live cov­er­age of the 2013 State of the Union Address! Patrick and I invite you to join us as we watch the Pres­i­den­t’s speech and react to it in real time with our com­men­tary and obser­va­tions. The White House has sent along the full text of Pres­i­dent Oba­ma’s remarks as pre­pared for deliv­ery, and it looks to us like a real­ly strong speech. We are tuned into C‑SPAN and await­ing the arrival of the Pres­i­dent, his Cab­i­net, and the jus­tices of the Supreme Court.

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